New Windows 10 bug: News and Interests button may have blurry text
Microsoft confirmed that the News and Interests button may be blurry on some devices on the Windows taskbar. The company added a new known issue to the health dashboard of the recently […]
Look out for KB4023057: it is being released again for Windows 10 by Microsoft
In Groundhog Day, Phil Connors is trapped in a time loop in which he relives the same day over and over again. Some Windows 10 administrators may feel the same way when […]
Windows 10 tweaker Sophia Script is turned into an application
Sophia Script, which was formerly known as Windows 10 Setup Script, is a powerful PowerShell script to modify settings of the Windows 10 operating system. The script requires that users go through […]
Machine Learning training begins to roll out Windows 10 updates more intelligently
Microsoft released a new feature update for its Windows 10 operating system last month. Windows 10 version 21H1 is a smaller update that installs almost as fast on devices running Windows 10 […]
How to use the Windows Package Manager to update installed programs at once
Microsoft released the first final version of Windows Package Manager just a moment ago. The program adds new options to Windows to install, uninstall and manage programs installed on the system. You […]
Windows Package Manager 1.0 final is out
Microsoft released the first stable version of Windows Package Manager, a tool to install and manage programs efficiently on Windows 10 machines. Many things have changed since our first look at Winget, […]
How to download Windows 10 version 21H1
Microsoft released a new version of its Windows 10 operating system earlier this month. Windows 10 version 21H1 is a small update, similar in scope and size as Windows 10 version 1909 […]
Add a Day and Year Progress Bar to the Windows Taskbar
ProgressBar is a new program that displays the day and year progress on the Windows taskbar. It is a simple program, designed to improve productivity by providing the progress information when you […]
Windows 10 version 21H1 has been released
Microsoft released Windows 10 version 21H1, a new feature update for its Windows 10 operating system, on May 18, 2021. John Cable, Vice President, Program Management, Windows Servicing and Delivery, published the […]
When is Windows 10 version 21H1 going to be released?
Windows 10 version 21H1 is the next feature update for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system, but when is it going to be released? Short answer: The Windows 10 version 21H1 update was […]
That high pitched noise you are hearing on your Windows 10 devices? It is a bug!
Microsoft confirmed a new issue that is affecting the company's Windows 10 operating system. According to the report, users may hear a high pitched noise when they are using 5.1 audio with […]
Microsoft updates its Windows Update diagnosis tool SetupDiag and includes it in Windows Setup
SetupDiag is a standalone diagnosis tool by Microsoft designed to provide system administrators with information on why a Windows update or upgrade failed on a particular system. Up until now, administrators had […]
All Windows 10 upgrade safeguards have been lifted
Microsoft resolved the last long-standing upgrade issues in Windows 10 version 2004 and 20H2 this week. The company uses upgrade safeguards to block updates to newer versions of its Windows 10 and […]
EdgeDeflector 1.2 released: redirect Edge requests to your favorite browser
I reviewed EdgeDeflector back in 2017 when the open source program was first released. It was designed to address a serious usability issue in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system, as the operating […]
KB5001391 is another Windows update that you should not install, except..
Microsoft released the Windows update KB5001391 on April 28, 2021 as an optional update for Windows 10 version 2004 and 20H2. The update falls into the C-category of updates for Windows, which means […]
Microsoft has a fix for unwanted program window rearrangements on multi-display systems
Multi-monitor systems are quite popular in the work place and also at home as they may improve productivity significantly. Developers may use multiple monitors to display more code on the screen or […]
The Windows 10 May 2021 Update 21H1 is almost here: build picked for release
Microsoft has not picked a final release date for the upcoming Windows 10 feature update yet, but it did pick the release build, and that is moving the next feature update a […]
Known Issue Rollback is Microsoft's latest weapon against Windows update bugs
Known Issue Rollback is a fairly new capability of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that is designed as a tool to react to emerging bugs quickly that are introduced by updates. There […]
Microsoft fixed the Windows 10 game performance issue
Some Windows users reported game performance issues after installation of the Windows 10 updates KB5000842 and KB5001330. The updates were released in March and April of 2021 to devices running Windows 10 […]
Windows Task Manager gets better Edge process classifications and new Eco mode
Microsoft released a new build to the Insider channel this week that introduced two new features to the operating system's task manager. The first introduces better process information for the company's own […]
Microsoft hopes to revive its Microsoft Store later this year
Microsoft had big hopes for the store that it integrated in its Windows 10 operating system. The Microsoft Store, as it is called nowadays, did not live up to its expectations, mainly […]
KB5001330 Windows Update is reportedly causing performance drop in games, failed installs and bootloops
Microsoft released the KB5001330 Windows Update this Tuesday, which brought many security fixes. Unfortunately it also seems to have introduced some issues, at least on some devices. A handful of users on […]
Windows 10's upcoming Device Usage feature is unfortunately not very spectacular
Microsoft is working on a new feature called Device Usage that it plans to integrate in future versions of the operating system. Device Usage is available in the latest Insider builds for […]
Microsoft Paint and Snipping Tool are now on the Microsoft Store
Microsoft announced plans some time ago to move some of Windows 10's applications to the Microsoft Store. It moved the popular plain text editing app Notepad to the Microsoft Store in 2019, […]
Microsoft could move third-party drivers to a new folder in Windows 10 soon
Microsoft is testing a fundamental change in the company's Windows 10 operating system that moves third-party drivers to a dedicated location outside the system32 folder. First spotted by Albacore and revealed via […]
Microsoft will remove the Paint 3D menu item as well in future versions of Windows 10
Microsoft revealed plans some time ago to remove the Windows 10 applications Paint 3D, 3D Viewer and the 3D Objects Folder. The removal is applied to new installations only at this point […]
Don't get too excited about the features of Windows 10 version 21H1
The next feature update for Windows 10 is coming soon. Many Windows 10 administrators and users may be interested in the update, especially what it is going to change, introduce or remove […]
Universal MediaCreationTool with support for Windows 10 21H1 released
Universal MediaCreationTool is an open source batch file for Microsoft Windows devices to download a Windows 10 ISO image to the system the batch file is executed on. Unlike Microsoft's Media Creation […]
Microsoft releases second update to fix printing issues on Windows 10
Microsoft released a second update to address printing issues on the company's Windows 10 operating system. The new update has been released for all Windows 10 versions starting with Windows 10 version […]
Report: still printing issues after installation of out-of-bands patch for Windows 10
Reports suggest that some of the printing issues that users experienced on Windows 10 devices after installation of the March 2021 cumulative security updates are not resolved after all. Here is a […]
Reminder: Windows 10 version 1909 support ends in May for Home users
Support for Windows 10 version 1909 will end on May 11, 2021 for Home users. Each year, support runs out for two versions of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system. Devices won't receive […]
Out-of-band Update for Windows 10 fixes Printer-BlueScreen issue
Microsoft has released out-of-band updates that address an issue with printing on devices running Windows 10 and Windows Server that caused bluescreen errors. The company published security updates last week on the […]
Microsoft publishes workaround for printing BlueScreen issue in Windows
Microsoft published a workaround for the printing issue that affects all Windows 10 client and server versions that have the March 2021 security updates installed. The security updates were released on March […]
Microsoft removes Paint 3D and 3D Viewer in new Windows installations
After hiding the 3D Objects folder in recent builds of Windows 10 from the main sidebar menu by default, Microsoft removed the apps Paint 3D and 3D Viewer for new Windows installations […]
March 2021 cumulative updates cause printing bluescreens on Windows 10 devices
Microsoft published security updates for all supported versions of Windows 10 yesterday on the March 2021 Patch Day. It appears that the updates are causing issues on some devices; specifically, the attempt […]
Is the Windows 10 app Microsoft Update Health Tools legitimate?
The Microsoft Update Health Tools application may be listed as an installed application on devices running Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system. You may see it listed in the Settings application under Apps […]
Windows Server 2022 Preview released
Microsoft released Windows Server 2022 Preview today on the first day of the company's Ignite 2021 conference. Windows Server 2022 will be a Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release when it is released […]
Microsoft is finally hiding the 3D Objects Folder in Windows 10
Microsoft released a new Insider build on February 24, 2021; it included fixes for the most part but made a few changes as well. One of the changes hides the 3D Objects […]
How to turn off the News and Interests feature of Windows 10
News and Interests is a new feature of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that is currently in testing. Introduced in Insider build 21286, News and Interests is available in certain geographical regions […]
Microsoft reduces Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC support to 5 years
Microsoft announced today that the next Windows 10 Enterprise Long-Term Servicing Channel version will have a reduced support lifecycle of five years. When Microsoft released Windows 10 in 2015, it introduced Windows […]
